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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of William L. "Bill" Boyd of | ||||||
4 | Chesterfield, Missouri, formerly of Springfield, who passed | ||||||
5 | away on February 7, 2021; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was born in Coshocton, Ohio to Lester | ||||||
7 | and Opal King Boyd on January 11, 1931; he married Carolyn Ida | ||||||
8 | Emig in Gahanna, Ohio on July 31, 1955; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
9 | Navy during the Korean War as a corpsman and was proud of | ||||||
10 | circumnavigating the earth aboard the USS Worcester; he earned | ||||||
11 | his bachelor's degree from Capital University in Columbus, | ||||||
12 | Ohio and his master's degree in healthcare administration from | ||||||
13 | The University of Chicago; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd retired as vice president of Memorial | ||||||
15 | Medical Center in 1992 after 35 years; he oversaw numerous | ||||||
16 | building projects in campus expansion, served as interim | ||||||
17 | president, and supported the creation of the Southern Illinois | ||||||
18 | University School of Medicine; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was a longtime member of Christ | ||||||
20 | Episcopal Church, where he served on the vestry and managed | ||||||
21 | the building and grounds; he was active in the Episcopal | ||||||
22 | Diocese, Boy Scout Troop 7, and Downtown Springfield, Inc., |
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1 | where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009; he | ||||||
2 | especially enjoyed serving as executive director of the | ||||||
3 | Festival of Trees for many years; he played in several bagpipe | ||||||
4 | bands, including Springfield's St. Andrew's Society Pipes and | ||||||
5 | Drums; he was a long-standing official with the Illini | ||||||
6 | Striders Track and Field team; he was a devoted husband and | ||||||
7 | father; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
9 | Carolyn; his parents; and his brother, Dr. Richard A. Boyd; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd is survived by his children, Craig | ||||||
12 | (Louann) Boyd, Keith (Peggy) Boyd, Leslie (Simon) Abrahms, and | ||||||
13 | Kent Boyd; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and | ||||||
14 | his sister, Leann Boyd Smith; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | William L. "Bill" Boyd and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
18 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Bill Boyd as an expression of our | ||||||
22 | deepest sympathy.
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